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The NRL star has reportedly played his final game for the Broncos and is expected to be unveiled as a new signing of the Queensland Super Rugby franchise soon.

The Reds on Thursday celebrated the return of star playmaker Quade Cooper on a three-year deal, which keeps him in rugby until the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, but Martin was much more interested in Maranta also joining the team.

Maranta, who missed eight matches earlier this season with a knee injury, has played just eight games in 2016 and has not played since round 22.

The 24-year-old is the son of former league player Brett Plowman and godson of Broncos coach Wayne Bennett.

Martin did not hold back in his assessment of the Reds' recruitment strategy.

"Whoever is signing at the Reds until 10am this morning has done a dreadful job," Martin told Triple M Brisbane's Marto and Ed Kavalee for Breakfast on Thursday morning ahead of Cooper's contract announcement.

"Last week they signed Lachie Maranta. Worst signing I have ever seen in my life.

"If the Reds want to get a player who the Broncos ... sorry ... but if Wayne Bennett is prepared to get rid of his godson and his former PA's son and Brett Plowman's son in Lachie Maranta. If he's prepared to get rid of him, that would indicate that he's a crap player.

"The Reds immediately snapped him up and crowed about it. That is the worst signing I've ever seen. It's the last thing the Reds need because there is something that Queensland Rugby has got everywhere through youth rugby, through schools rugby, is exciting young wingers and we pick up a dud who the Broncos want to get rid of because he's had a knee injury."